Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 125

Devanagari script

तस्यां तस्यां तु सा भर्तुर्न वियुज्येत कर्हिचित् । तथाप्येवं चतुर्दश्यां दद्यात्पात्रमुपानहौ

Transliteration

tasyāṃ tasyāṃ tu sā bharturna viyujyeta karhicit | tathāpyevaṃ caturdaśyāṃ dadyātpātramupānahau

Translation

In jeder solchen Geburt wird sie niemals von ihrem Gatten getrennt. Dennoch soll man auf diese Weise am vierzehnten Mondtag ein Gefäß und ein Paar Sandalen als Gabe spenden.

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in that (womb/state)
• तस्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्याम्: in whichever such
• तस्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha/Contrast (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विशेषार्थे

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भर्तुः: of (her) husband
• भर्तुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• वियुज्येत: should be separated
• वियुज्येत: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+युज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• कर्हिचित्: ever
• कर्हिचित्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कर्हिचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb), ‘ever/at any time’

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकारार्थे

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भावे

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकारार्थे

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (तिथौ)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पात्रम्: a vessel
• पात्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उपानहौ: a pair of sandals/shoes
• उपानहौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपानह्/उपानत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic instruction; likely within the Revā-khaṇḍa discourse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A woman offers a shining vessel and a pair of sandals to a brāhmaṇa or pilgrim on Caturdaśī; behind them, a path leading to a river-ghāṭa suggests yātrā; a subtle paired motif (two swans) symbolizes marital togetherness across births.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious giving is linked with harmony in household life, symbolized by continued union with one’s spouse.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape is the context; this verse focuses on tithi-based charity rather than a named shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On Caturdaśī, donate a pātra (vessel) and upānahau (sandals).